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Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
2017-06-28 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] LAWRENCE — Neanderthals treating toothaches? A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas researcher. “As a package, this fits together as a dental problem that the Neanderthal was having and was trying to presumably treat itself, with the toothpick grooves, the breaks and also…
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